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    Prantl's Bakery

    4.1 (36 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Burnt Almond Torte (4.6.24)
    Carroll N.

    4.6.24 Their Burnt Almond Torte is a must have! My husband and his buddies were in Pittsburgh for an opening day baseball game and decided to stop in to get one for me. One of his buddies used to live in Pittsburgh and said it was amazing and wanted to get me the cake. I have to concur. The almonds were crispy and crunchy and the cake was soft, fluffy, and moist. Simply perfection. My husband was told that it can be frozen and taken out two hours prior to eating.

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    Jocelyn N.

    I've lived in Pittsburgh nearly 5 years now and finally went to Prantl's! I went to the Northside location on a Saturday morning. I had plans later in the day so I am really sad that I didn't get to try one of the famous thumbprint cookies -- the whipped icing needs to stay refrigerated. I got some cookies for my husband and I and we both loved them. They had so many donuts, pastries, pies and cakes to choose from -- and the thumbprint cookies rotate seasonally too!

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    Tiffany Y.

    Prantl's Bakery was established in 1966 by the Austrian immigrant Henry Prantl. According to the bakery's website, in 2007 Henry retired and sold the business. Today, Prantl's Bakery remains an iconic institution in Pittsburgh, and it maintains several locations in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The bakery is most known for its Burnt Almond Torte, a cake that contains custard filling, buttercream icing, and toasted almonds, but the bakery also offers over 100 types of other baked goods. This particular location is in the North Side neighborhood. For my visit, I found metered parking on the street. As soon as I entered the bakery, a friendly employee greeted me. I told her that I needed some time to decide what I wanted, so she patiently gave me time. In the display cases and on the tables, I saw baked goods such as cookies (e.g., chocolate chip, salted caramel, M&M, macadamia, Reese's peanut butter, peanut butter, sugar, jimmie sprinkles, and red velvet), scones, bear claws, muffins (e.g., bran, blueberry, and chocolate chip), croissants (e.g., chocolate and almond), rolls, brownies, donuts, cakes, cupcakes, etcetera. The employee did an excellent job of packing my baked goods into a box, ringing them up in the cash register, and wishing me a great day. Please note that this bakery does charge a service fee of 3.5%, whether you pay with cash or a credit card. A couple of tables and chairs were available, but I ate my treats at home. Here are my reviews for my foods: Apricot rolls - 3 stars - One dozen apricot rolls (i.e., kolachi, kolacky, kolaczki cookies, etcetera) cost $12.99. These rolls were small so looked more like cookies. They contained a decent amount of apricot, but I recommend that the rolls be baked a little longer so they are crispier. The dough was very soft so was smashed and not pretty. Butter croissant - 5 stars - This croissant cost $2.79. It was a large size, was fresh, and tasted good. Oatmeal raisin cookie - 5 stars - This cookie cost $2.99. It was wide and thick, and it was very flavorful with its oats and raisins. Lady lock - 4.5 stars - This lady lock cost $1.99. The dough was flaky, and the filling tasted sweet. I appreciated that the containers were made from cardboard and type-1 plastic, so I could recycle them in my community.

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    My kids enjoyed their donuts and cookies! I was not impressed with my croissant. It's one of the few bakeries in the area

    Toasted almond torte
    Alan M.

    Small quiet bakery. Great and friendly service. Really liked the torte but a little too sweet for me. The pumpkin spice gob was great!

    Kelsey R.

    I stopped by this Prantl's location on a Saturday morning after a quick stop at Government Center Record store. I was pleasantly surprised by the clean and welcoming atmosphere! Staff was very friendly. They had a nice assortment of baked goods. I had to get a piece of their famous almond torte which was delicious as usual. I also tried the carrot cake cupcake which blew me away! Carrot cake is one of my favorite desserts and this little portion was just enough. Check this location out!

    Alan W.

    I was in the mood for some pastry and was near Prantl's. The selection was ok nothing great. The staff behind the counter one was very nice and friendly and knowledgable and the other was not intrested in g=helpo=ing did not know there product and seemed more interested in there phone. I got 2 almond chocolate croissants. I have to say I was disappointed as the croissants seemed old they where not that fresh and where a little on the hard side also as a chocolate croissant I really had to look for the chocolate part as there was almost none in there.????? As the croissants where not good and the customer support could of been a lot better. I would of given them 3 stars if the service had been better and the croissants where not hard. I have no choice but to leave 2 stars which is generous. I will not be back to this location again. There are other Prantl's locations I think I will give one of them a try.

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    We come here every time we're in Pittsburgh. The almond torte is worth the drive, even from Columbus OH

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    Our favorite bakery in Pittsburgh. Just the best you can get in the city. No wonder they are a legend!

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    4 years ago

    My co-worker brought doughnuts in from this bakery and they were absolutely the best I have ever had. I can't wait to try more!

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    3 years ago

    My absolutely favorite. Burnt almond torte is a classic. Everything else is good, but I do have to get the torte when I'm there.

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    3 years ago

    Wonderful friendly service. Fantastic baked goods and pastries. Go! You will not regret it.

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    3 years ago

    The baked goods were fresh and very good. So glad they opened a location on the Northside!!!

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    2 years ago

    So yummy! I go every time in town! I would recommend it to anyone visiting Pittsburgh

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    2 years ago

    i love their pastries, always delicious and well stocked. recommend if youre in the area

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    The Butterwood Bake Consortium

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    my wife and i went in for a little vegan sweet treat but left with a fantastic story of horrible…read morecustomer and amazing customer service. when an entitled customer came in expecting to buy a full cake day of, the employee was kind, polite, knowledgeable, and apologetic that the bakery does not provide whole cakes day of due to staffing. despite push back, she never got rude or frustrated. she provided them with a slice of the cake and finished the interaction with continued empathy. we were next in line and even then, she remained light hearted and positive. she provided amazing service to us and we got to talk about the arrogance and narcissism that some people carry over the best vegan cake and iced tea. for the woman who gave this small business a hard time, because it's apparent you frequent Yelp, if you are hosting a lot of people and driving almost an hour to a bakery: it helps to call ahead and confirm availability as well as planning ahead appropriately for large parties. don't expect customers to take your side and try walking with less entitlement.

    This is a decently popular, somewhat upscale cake and sweet shop. I decided to give it a try and…read morejust taste one of their classic frosted brownie. It was alright. Honestly nothing too special, and quite a bit more expensive than at other places in the city and in the area. The frosting was pretty good, pretty rich, but the brownie itself was fairly dry. Nothing really special about it. Portion was pretty good though. I may come back to try a few other items, but I just didn't find this place all that special.

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